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Psalms 94:12

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

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אַשְׁרֵ֤יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.הַגֶּ֣בֶרhageverthe manגֶּבֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּteyasrenvchastiseיָסַרverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chastise”, an unfinished actionH3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instructbind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.יָּ֑הּyahJahיָהּnoun, proper name — “Jah”H3050Jah, the sacred nameJah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥umitoratekhaand from lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and from law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּtelamdenvteachלָמַדverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “teach”, an unfinished actionH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

Young’s Literal Translation

O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him,

World English Bible

Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law,

Darby Translation

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blessed is the man whomsoever thou shalt chasten, O Lord, and shalt teach him out of thy law;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακάριος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὃν ἂν σὺ παιδεύσῃς Κύριε, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου σου διδάξῃς αὐτόν·